Insulated Bottle Containment System

Abstract

The insulated bottle containment system supports a disposable water or sports drink bottle under a hard plastic ring below the cap. Supporting the bottle by this ring allows the invention to port the top of the disposable bottle with a puncture tube that is angled in a way that, while puncturing the top, it does not introduce a piece of the cap into the drink. At the top of the containment system is a hinged or pivoted top that introduces the puncture tube into the top and at its closed position locks into place. Through the puncture tube, the drink is allowed to flow to the drink port, where the consumer can drink their beverage. The top is adaptable to various different neck sizes. The insulated container is sized to accommodate a range of bottles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insulated container for water and beverages, comprising:
 (a) a disposable bottle comprising a bottle body, a bottle neck and a bottle cap;   (b) an insulated vessel enclosing the bottle body;   (c) a bottle support from which the bottle is suspended by the bottle neck within the insulated vessel;   (d) a vessel lid conjugately connectable to the insulated vessel;   (e) a port member hingeably connected to the vessel lid, such that a hinge connection enables the port member to be either lifted to an open position, in which the port member partially disengages from the vessel lid, or lowered to a closed position, in which the port member fully engages the vessel lid;   (f) a catch mechanism that secures the port member in the closed position; and   (g) a puncture tube and a drinking port within the port member, wherein the puncture tube has a tube outlet in fluid communication with the drinking port and a tube inlet containing an angled cutting edge, and wherein, in the closed position of the port member, the angled cutting edge projects through an aperture in the vessel lid and penetrates the bottle cap, so as to cut a hole in the bottle cap through which a liquid can flow from the bottle through the puncture tube to the drinking port, and so as to leave a hole remnant flap hanging within the bottle cap.   
     
     
         2 . A method for containing and accessing water and beverages, comprising:
 (a) providing a disposable bottle comprising a bottle body, a bottle neck and a bottle cap;   (b) enclosing the bottle body within an insulated vessel;   (c) supporting the bottle neck so as to suspend the bottle within the insulated vessel;   (d) conjugately connecting a vessel lid to the insulated vessel;   (e) hingeably connecting a port member to the vessel lid, wherein the port member comprises a puncture tube and a drinking port, and wherein the puncture tube has a tube outlet in fluid communication with the drinking port and a tube inlet containing an angled cutting edge;   (f) lowering the port member into a closed position in which the port member fully engages the vessel lid and in which the angled cutting edge of the tube inlet projects through an aperture in the vessel lid and angularly engages the bottle cap;   (g) penetrating the bottle cap with the angled cutting edge of the puncture tube, thereby cutting a hole through the bottle cap;   (h) leaving a hole remnant flap hanging within the bottle cap;   (i) securing the port member in the closed position with a catch mechanism; and   (j) pouring or drawing a liquid from the bottle through the puncture tube and through the drinking port.